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Annette Harvey Diary, 1906-1910
No full textAnnette Harvey, of Arkansas, West Virginia, and Ohio, recounts events of her daily life in this 'Line a Day' diary. She was the daughter of William Hope Harvey, aka 'Coin' Harvey, a well-known businessman, politician, author and founder of the resort of Monte Ne and the Ozark Association. Annette's brief entries record visits, housework, dances, parties, a train trip to New York, weather, church services and socials over a 5 year period, 1906-1910. Addresses and miscellaneous thoughts, quotations, poems, are recorded at the end of the volume. A photograph of her home made in 1906 is tipped in at the front of the diary
Interview with Annette Lareau
No full textAnnette Lareau is the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life (University of California Press). Unequal Childhoods won the best book award from three sections of the American Sociological Association: Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Children and Youth, and Sociology of Culture (co-winner)
The use of trained volunteers to encourage increased ambulatory activity among hospitalised older people: a feasibility study
No full textPhysical activity in hospitalised older people: the feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-led mobility intervention in the SoMoVe<sup>TM </sup>study
No full textObjectivesto determine the feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-led mobility intervention to improve activity levels of older inpatients.Designpre-post mixed methods study.Settingacute medical wards for older people.Participantsone hundred inpatients aged ≥70 years who were mobile prior to hospitalisation: 50 participants were recruited before and 50 after the intervention was established. Twenty-five participants (patients, nurses, therapists and volunteers) were interviewed to determine the acceptability of the intervention.Interventionstwice daily volunteer-led mobility and bedside exercises.Main outcome measuresthe feasibility of delivering a volunteer-led mobility intervention, including the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers and the acceptability of the intervention to patients and healthcare professionals. Secondary outcome measures included objectively measured daily step count, length of stay, 30-day readmission and any adverse events.Resultsseventeen volunteers were recruited, 16 completed training and 12 were retained. Fifty participants (mean age 86 years) received the intervention, with a median daily step count of 912 steps (interquartile range [IQR] 295–1824) compared to the baseline group (n = 50, mean age 87 years) of 636 steps (IQR 298–1468). No adverse events were reported. The intervention was acceptable to patients and staff. Facilitating factors of the intervention included the social aspect of the intervention and perceived benefits by stakeholders. Barriers identified included the busy clinical environment and lack of awareness of the intervention among staff.Conclusionsit was feasible to deliver a volunteer-led mobility intervention including the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers. The intervention was safe and acceptable to healthcare professionals and patients
Interview with Annette J. Smith
No full textInterview in seven sessions, December 2010 to January 2011 with Annette J. Smith, visiting professor of French at Caltech from 1970 to 1982, appointed associate professor with tenure in 1982, promoted to professor of French in 1985, and Professor of Literature emeritus since 1993.
Family history, childhood and education in Algiers, Algeria. Family history and background of late husband, Caltech Professor of Literature David R. Smith (1960-1990). Bachelor’s degree in Classics (1948) from Sorbonne in Paris. Attended the School of Professors of French Abroad at the Sorbonne and taught at the University of Wales in Swansea. Master’s degree in English. Marriage to D. Smith and move to the United States.
Teaches at Scripps College and Claremont Men’s College [now Claremont McKenna College], where she had tenure position. Caltech hires D. Smith as professor and A. Smith as lecturer in French language. D. Smith as Joseph Conrad scholar. Doctorate degree (1964) and dissertation on author Nicole Védrès. D. Smith made Master of Student Houses (1969-1975); life in Virginia Steele Scott house. Descriptions of faculty and atmosphere within Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), beginning when Hallett Smith was chair. Friendship with Max and Manny Delbrück. Cultural life at Caltech; D. Smith brings poets, actors, directors and musicians to campus. Life as professor’s spouse and efforts to improve working conditions and salaries for female staff. Sexual discrimination in HSS and support for Jenijoy La Belle. History and founding of Baxter Art Gallery (1970), significant exhibitions organized by D. Smith, closing of Baxter Art Gallery (1985). Important relationships with Caltech professors, postdocs and staff: R. Sperry, R. Feynman, A. Hibbs, J. and F. Audouze, D. and C. Cesarsky, J.-P. Bibring, and N. and C. Corngold.
Elevated to associate professor (1982). Literature courses she taught and impressions of students. Two books accepted for publication: one on Arthur de Gobineau and translation of poems by Aimé Césaire. Explanation of racial theories of Gobineau and discussion of his fiction; impact of Gobineau’s racist writings and theories, including appropriation by Nazis. Discussion of Darwinism. Comments about translating poetry and working with poet Clayton Eshleman on four books of Césaire’s poetry. Description of Césaire’s life and politics and his importance as a leader and author. Reads her translations of Césaire’s poems.
Impressions of foreign language study at Caltech and further descriptions of HSS, including some unfortunate hires and tension in the division. D. Smith’s illness and death. Teaching in Papeete, Tahiti, 1990-1991. Circular nature of her life and work. Purchase of land and building of second home in Point Dume, Malibu, (1980-1981) and celebratory party there. Expressions of gratitude for Caltech and its brilliant scientists and community
The censor without, the censor within: the resistance of Johnstone’s improv to the social and political pressures of 1950s Britain
No full textKeith Johnstone's improv, popularly known through the Theatresports format, was forged in the cultural and historical context of 1950s Britain. In this paper I will argue that Johnstone's incarnation of theatrical improvisation was defined by its reaction to the normalising forces exerted by the social elite upon the broader population and by civilised society upon the individual.
Johnstone's improv was a reaction against the Lord Chamberlain’s power to censor the British stage and a challenge to the internalised 'censor' British society of the time implanted in the minds of his students, stunting their creative imaginations. Johnstone borrowed elements of professional wrestling to break down the regimented conventions of the theatre space and enliven the spectator-performer relationship. As well as echoing Roland Barthes’ idealistic analysis of professional wrestling (Barthes, 1984: n.p.), Johnstone’s improv shares Barthes’ critique of the authority of the author and allows meaning to be generated out of the encounter between performers and spectators in the instant of the performance’s emergence. Through these processes, Johnstone’s improv defies the censor without (The Lord Chamberlain) by rooting out the censor within (the socially learnt inhibitions to the creative imagination).
By delineating the political and social pressures at play in the historical context of 1950s Britain and the ways that the stylistic conventions of Johnstone's improv resist and subvert these forces, I will demonstrate the emancipatory power latent in this mode of popular performance. This is a particularly timely analysis given the increasing authority of free market economics to dictate what appears on contemporary British stages, and the internalised censor that panoptical CCTV and social media is implanting within the minds of British citizens today
94. Increased physical activity levels among hospitalised older people: the role of trained volunteers
No full textIntroduction: sedentary behaviour among older inpatients is associated with increased risk of functional decline, institutionalisation and death. Studies have shown that exercise and mobility interventions can reduce the risks of some of these adverse effects. However, most studies use paid staff to deliver such interventions. We explored the feasibility and acceptability of training volunteers to promote increased physical activity among older inpatients.Methods: this pre-post mixed methods study was conducted on acute medical wards for older people. Eligible patients were aged ≥70 years, mobile prior to admission and able to provide written consent. Physical activity levels were measured using two accelerometers: the ankle-worn StepWatch Activity Monitor and wrist-worn GENEActiv. Volunteers were trained and supported by therapists to deliver individual twice-daily activity sessions, which consisted of walking, chair, and/or bed exercises. Six nurses, seven therapists, six volunteers and six patients were interviewed to determine their views of the intervention.Results: 50 participants pre-intervention (mean age 87 years, SD 4.6) had a median daily step count of 626 (IQR 298–1468) and mean daily acceleration of 9.1 milligravity (SD 3.3) (<10.9 milligravity is considered sedentary). 16 volunteers were then trained and 12 were retained towards the end of the study period (71% retention). 310 activity sessions were offered and 230 (74%) were safely delivered to a further 50 participants (mean age 86.2, SD 5.1) with a daily step count of 912 (IQR 295–1824) and mean daily acceleration of 9.7 milligravity (SD 3.3). The volunteer-led mobility and exercise intervention was well received by patients and staff valued volunteers’ role. Volunteers enjoyed working with both patients and staff in this unique role.Conclusions: findings from this study demonstrate the sedentary behaviour of older medical inpatients. Trained volunteers can safely deliver mobility and exercise interventions for older inpatients. A controlled trial is required to determine the impact of trained volunteers on patient outcomes
Integrative Differentielle Relaxation (IDR) in der Psychotherapie – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen im dyadischen Setting
No full textIn der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Ansatz der Integrativen Differentiellen Relaxation (IDR) unter Einbezug spezifischer Konzepte der Integrativen Therapie und aktueller stresstheoretischer Aspekte vorgestellt. Es erfolgt eine Standortbestimmung des IDR-Ansatzes bezüglich der allgemein üblichen Entspannungsverfahren wie bspw. Autogenes Training und Progressive Muskel-Relaxation. Die Spezifika des Ansatzes werden dargestellt und es wird der Frage von Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Einbettung in das dyadische psychotherapeutische Setting nachgegangen. Hierbei wird insbesondere auf die Übertragungs- und Gegenübertragungsaspekte fokussiert, die es zu beachten gilt, wenn „übende Elemente“ in das psychotherapeutische Setting einbezogen werden. Die theoretischen Ausführungen werden durch ein Fallbeispiel aus der Praxis der Autorin ergänzt.This text discusses Integrative Differential Relaxation (IDR) in relation to specific Integrative Therapy and stress-theoretical aspects. It follows a localization of the IDR approach within traditional relaxation techniques such as autogenic training and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR). The discussion outlines the specifics of IDR and addresses its options and limits within the dyadic psychotherapeutic settings. In particular it focuses on conceptual questions of transference and countertransference relative to exercising elements as part of psychotherapy.In conclusion the author applies the theory to a case study.https://www.fpi-publikation.de/polyloge/10-2008-frankenstein-anft-annette-integrative-differentielle-relaxation-in-der-psychotherapie/peerReviewedpublishedVersio
FTAA: What's in It for the South?
No full textNot everyone in the Americas thinks that negotiating an FTAA is desirable. Some argue that the timing of the negotiations is being set by the agenda of the developed countries, particularly the US, and not that of the rest of the region. Others say that negotiating tariff reductions will do little to increase exports. The argument is that non-tariff barriers to trade must be part of the package, or the whole idea is a waste of time. These are just some of the opinions coming from the South. Interestingly, a number of these ideas are coming from Brazil, the hemisphere's most populous country after the US, and clearly a leader in the region. Presidential elections in Brazil took place in the fall of 2002 just prior to an FTAA Ministerial in Quito. In the lead up to the election, the FTAA positions of the opposition candidates, including the eventual winner, were much more protectionist than that of the outgoing government. If the protectionism carries through to official government policy, then the FTAA process will be much more difficult. However, this might just have been electoral talk. This paper will attempt to sort out truth from rhetoric.Brazil, non-tariff barriers, FTAA, South, International Relations/Trade,
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